Updated: 14:46, Tuesday, 22 May 2012

Special Reports

Fears of overcrowding on Mount Everest

14:46, Tuesday, 22 May 2012

Mountaineering experts have warned that potentially dangerous levels of overcrowding are expected on Mount Everest this weekend.

72-hours of video uploaded to YouTube every minute

12:41, Tuesday, 22 May 2012

Seventy-two hours of video are now uploaded to YouTube every minute.
Europe's largest solar telescope opens

12:29, Tuesday, 22 May 2012

A powerful solar telescope billed as the largest in Europe has opened on Spain's Canary Islands.
Olympic flame dies during relay in Britain

Monday, 21 May 2012

The Olympic flame went out today for the first time during the torch relay around Britain ahead of the London Games because of a "malfunctioning burner", organisers said.
Tokyo penguin in daring escape

Friday, 18 May 2012

After Penguin Number 337 made a daring bid for freedom from a Tokyo aquarium and vanished into the waters of Tokyo Bay two months ago, many feared the worst for the adventurous feathered fugitive.
Facts and figures about Facebook

Friday, 18 May 2012

Facebook has become a public company, after listing its shares on the NASDAQ exchange in New York.
The Rain People

Thursday, 17 May 2012

Refusing to 'allow his tribe the road', once African chief's determination to save a way of life. Ray Kennedy with the "rain people" in Burkina Faso, west Africa.
White births in the US no longer in the majority

Thursday, 17 May 2012

White births in the United States are no longer in the majority, according to US Census Bureau data.
Horse rescued two miles out to sea

Thursday, 17 May 2012

A dramatic sea rescue has taken place in Summerland, California, after a photoshoot involving a horse went wrong.
West Africa: Food crisis series

Thursday, 17 May 2012

RTÉ's Ray Kennedy reports from the Sahel Saharan region of west Africa as aid agencies race to prevent a famine that could affect 15 million.
Media Future event hears of 'digital gold rush'

Wednesday, 16 May 2012

This week's ''Media Future'' event took a moment to look at key themes shaping the sector, as well as the deluge of information facing journalists.
One billion tourists to travel abroad in 2012

Wednesday, 16 May 2012

More than one billion tourists will take a trip this year crossing an international boundary, a threshold never before reached.
Paralysed woman benefits from thought-guided robot arm

Wednesday, 16 May 2012

Scientists in the US have enabled a paralysed woman to lift a drink to her lips with a thought-controlled robotic arm, boosting hopes that tetraplegics may regain their independence.
Smithwick Tribunal nears conclusion but still no end in sight

Tuesday, 15 May 2012

The Smithwick Tribunal is drawing to a close but there is still no definite end date.
Aid agencies in Africa demand international help

Tuesday, 15 May 2012

Aid agencies in west Africa are demanding international help as clinics report a rise in cases of malnutrition and ancient tribes are forced to abandon their villages
Five million at risk in Niger

Sunday, 13 May 2012

Across the Sahel Saharan region of west Africa aid agencies are in a race to prevent a famine that could affect 15 million.
Orangutans using iPads at Florida zoo

Thursday, 10 May 2012

Orangutans at a south Florida attraction are learning new ways to communicate, making sign language a thing of the past.
Olympic flame lit for London Games

Thursday, 10 May 2012

The Olympic flame was lit in Olympia in Greece today, signalling the final countdown to the start of this year's summer Games in London.
New collector coin celebrates monastic art

Wednesday, 9 May 2012

The Central Bank of Ireland has launched a limited edition €20 collector coin celebrating Irish monastic art.
Mysterious deaths of dolphins & birds in Peru

Tuesday, 8 May 2012

Peru's northern beaches have been declared off-limits as scientists try to pin down what is causing the mysterious deaths of thousands of birds and dolphins.
Supermassive black hole devours star

Tuesday, 8 May 2012

Astronomers from Queen's University in Belfast have uncovered evidence of a supermassive black hole devouring a star that wandered too close.

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